Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 29th May 2024
Following feedback, STA has made an amendment to the STA Award in Teaching Swimming Resource Manual. As announced during the STA Award in Teaching Swimming – Work Product Requirements and Standards webinar on 11th April, which can be view via STA Online, sitting dives have been removed from the STA Award in Teaching Swimming Resource…
Posted on 24th May 2024
Following the recent update of First aid at work: The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981: Guidance on Regulations (L74) by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), the below pages / information within the STA First Aid resource manuals has been updated. First Aid Needs Assessment The HSE have emphasised employers’ responsibilities to take account…
Posted on 11th April 2024
STA is pleased to announce the launch of the new STA Level 2 Award in Aquacise qualification. As part of Safety Training Awards’ (STA) ongoing commitment to creating high quality professional qualifications which meet the needs of the industry, employers, and learners, STA is extremely proud to launch this new qualification. The qualification aims to…
Posted on 27th November 2023
To further support ATCs, Tutors / Assessors and IQAs, STA are excited to release the EQA Coffee and Chat, IQA standardisation sessions, Tutor standardisation sessions and technical webinars for 2024. EQA Coffee and Chats The informal drop-in sessions offer an opportunity for a general catch up with our EQAs and other ATCs, sharing ideas and…
Posted on 21st November 2023
HSE strongly recommends that first aiders undertake annual refresher training during any three-year certification period to help qualified first aiders maintain their basic knowledge and skills, as well as keep up to date with any changes to first aid procedures. STA is therefore pleased to launch the STA First Aid Refresher CPD which is designed…
Posted on 15th November 2023
Following the STA 2023 Conference presentation and recent events, STA is notifying Approved Training Centres (ATC) on new sanctions that will be applied from 2nd January 2024, if results are not submitted within the required timeframes. As a reminder, upon completion of a course, ATCs are required, as stated within the STA Approved Training Centre…
Posted on 30th October 2023
Would you like to train the next generation of tutors? STA has opened the applications to become a STA Train the Tutor. Holding Train the Tutor status allows you to deliver the tutor course within your selected discipline, training and mentoring the next generation of STA Tutors. In order to apply you will need to…
Posted on 9th October 2023
To support swim schools with their safeguarding requirements STA has released a policy guidance document and a range of policy templates. The following documents can be found within STA Online > Guidance documents > Safeguarding Safeguarding policy guidance for STA members Policy Template 1 – Safeguarding Policy for Designated Safeguarding Officers v23.1 Policy Template 2…
Posted on 20th September 2023
STA would like to reiterate the procedure to follow if a learner is unsuccessful during an STA qualification assessment. If a learner is unsuccessful in the end-of-course assessment, a Unit Failure Report Form should be completed. This should be retained by the ATC and a copy given to the learner. The learner is only required…
Posted on 6th September 2023
In partnership with Pool Plant Tutor Andrew Gaffey, STA has introduced a new online CPD titled ‘Optimising Pool Water Treatment for Energy Efficiency’, which has been created to give pool operators (or any aquatics professional) expert insight into how energy efficiency can be improved by optimising pool water treatment. Andrew, who has written the new…